The third son of the Jewish priest Mattathias, Judah earned the epithet Maccabee, from the Syrian maqqaba (hammer) for his ferocity in battle. In 175 BC, the Seleucid Emperor, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, decreed that the Jews must adopt the Hellenic pantheon or face death. Rebelling, then fleeing to the wilderness, Mattathias passed the task of defeating the Seleucids to his sons. Lacking troops, Judah Maccabee conducted a guerrilla war against Appolonius, the governor of Judea. When Appolonius sought the Judeans out, Judah surprised his army at Nahal el-Haramiah and destroyed it, killing Appolonius in the process. He defeated armies led by Seron and Lysias at Beit Horon and Emmaus respectively before capturing Jerusalem and restoring the Temple.

Use Judah Maccabee, the Hammer, to bring defeat to your enemies, no matter their strength, and to reclaim the Anachronism arena, no matter the odds.